Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Number 18

This one, Claire has explained, doesn't mean that I have to
produce a technically accurate diagram of a heart. As a male, that would suit
me, and I also have the necessary knowledge via my brother-in-law, who is an
amateur medical researcher and bogus doctor (it was from him that I learned
that the head bone is connected to the brain bone). In fact I have to draw a
map showing the people, places and things in the space they occupy in my heart,
with the closest ones having a big area in the middle. It was Lola's idea to
have make this a challenge – she did one of these herself.

It's a change of
direction, forcing me to explore inwards rather than into new corners of the
world. I won't be showing it to any relatives beyond my immediate family,
however, as aunts and uncles are still arguing about who sat where at our
wedding.

3 comments:

What scale is the sq mm to the whole heart? Is the heart life size? If so- a sq. mm for every extended family member would be quite a lot... especially once you've made room for other essentials, warm beer, cricket etc. oh now I'm muddling him up with John major.

The fifty things

This was one of my surprise presents for my fiftieth birthday given to me by my wife - fifty activities / challenges to do throughout the year, written on numbered pieces of paper in a wicker basket, each of which will make me do something I would probably not normally do. Monday mornings have something to look forward to at last.